eWEEK EDITORS

It was the eve of a big IBM announcement. After years of dealing with 500 different customer databases spread around the world, IBM, in partnership with Siebel Systems, was set to debut a centralized database that call center operators could access from any continent. IBM was particularly proud of a “call me back” button on […]

While the Department of Justice and 19 states have spent thousands of hours and untold dollars pressing antitrust charges against Microsoft, the software monopoly has gone about its business — successfully and unapologetically. “We have remained focused on creating great software because that is what our customers and this highly competitive industry require us to […]

Compaq Computer Corp.s decision last week to abandon its high-end Alpha processors and embrace Intel Corp.s Itanium chips comes as the computer maker slashes expenses in hopes of bolstering revenues. Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of Houston-based Compaq, said the decision to support Itanium was made in the best interest of Compaq customers. However, a […]

Compaq: Alpha to Intel In an effort to reduce its reliance on hardware revenue, Compaq Computer last week said it would phase out its Alpha 64-bit server processor division. Compaq will transfer resources from the Alpha group to Intel, which plans to fold the technology into its Itanium chip family. The companies did not disclose […]

For many people who make a living on technology, the last couple of years have been like a long night of bar-hopping in which some mysterious benefactor ordered round after round, then slipped out the door without paying the tab. The bill was high and the hangover unbearable, but even worse was the loss of […]

One the most aggravating internet security threats today is a distributed denial-of-service attack — a flood of bogus network traffic that can effectively shut down a Web site. Far from going away, the phenomenon is evolving in different permutations, but new tools are emerging to help Internet administrators fight this vexing problem. DDOS attacks are […]

The Science of Security Netsec, a provider of managed security services in Herndon, Va., says it has been awarded a multiyear contract to provide services to the National Science Foundation, the U.S. government agency that promotes and funds science and engineering research. Under the contract — financial terms of which were not disclosed — the […]

Reaction from enterprise users of Microsoft Corp. technology to Thursdays decision by a U.S. Appeals Court to kick the remedy to break up the software giant back to U.S. District Court ranged from cautious optimism to muted indifference. Several said the ruling would have the same degree of impact on their lives as Judge Thomas […]

Internet gambling isnt just for obsessive shut-ins and dubious offshore casinos anymore. Its gaining enough momentum and legitimacy to become a key e-commerce sector in the near future. Leading American land-based casinos got tired of watching huge amounts of revenue go to hole-in-the-wall online gaming companies in the Caribbean. As recently as last year, the […]

Flipping through an in-flight magazine as he flew 25,000 feet over the Midwest, Andrew Cohen came to a realization: His career was off-course. It was an article on career coaches that forced Cohen, after 11 years as a manager with Lotus Development Corp., to re-evaluate his entire life until he reached the conclusion that he […]

Chairman and CEO, PetQuarters Age: 45 Degree: Bachelor of Arts degree in business from Hendrix College Stress reliever: “With three children of my own and two stepkids, I entertain — and get entertained — by children when Im not at work.” Pets: An Australian Shepherd named Cassie and a parrot named Alex While other online […]

The Powers That Be Everyones talking about the impending end of the Microsoft antitrust trial, except, it seems, Steve Ballmer. Microsofts CEO met last week with Vice President Dick Cheney in an unscheduled “meet and greet.” According to reports, the two agreed not to discuss the governments antitrust case, on which an appeals court is […]